I'd love to see your reaction to Sweet Pea by Amos Lee. He didn't have a whole lot of songs, but this one is 2 min 10 sec, easy to listen. One of my favorites. ruclips.net/video/DR7CMndEuAg/видео.html
Welcome aboard! You are beginning to understand why we are everywhere and go to great lengths to experience the ultimate in music experience. There are not words to describe being in the presence of an Eyes being played like that. When the bass is felt and not heard, when the emotional guitar work makes you smile so big that your face muscles hurt the next day. There is no "sitting around" at a Grateful Dead "world" picnic when Eyes is played...however, you may find yourself moving & wiggling in a pool of sweat with 20,000 of your closet sisters n brothers.
They are just the pinnacle of jam masters and it’s definitely one of those bands you can sit yourself down at a massive stage in a park like Central Park NYC or Hyde Park London where you can get 100,000 plus, families, dogs playing with each other .. surfing the leftovers and stealing the chicken sandwiches and cheese etc too xxx Hehehehe...... I know I’d love it and my Dalmatian Vashti would too ..... she’d just go round everyone looking to get clapped and snuggled while giving out kisses and hoping you’d give her a little something, apple core, melon skin, carrot, chicken(only if no bones and she’s been a very good girl) etc etc .... love it
@@jackstraw8145 there is no "Exit" from THE BUS, nor do I want one! I'm riding along with Cassady right now on a re read of Electric Kool Aid! Ken has just faked suicide and headed to Mexico........
Anyone notice how he used to stop and comment a lot during Grateful Dead tunes, but now he basically listens all the way through because HE LOVES IT?! Love you Jamel!
It's just like watching a plant grow, from seed to bloom. I've been a DH since 1974 yet he has picked up things that I am still discovering. Get on the bus Jamel, you really do no know how important that you and your work are. Peace all.
Lol I knew when I saw the title he was going to zero in on Phil's lines here so quickly. I mean in all honesty, how can anyone not find a groove in that?
That’s the beauty of it. I would say Billy’s swing you Say Phil others say Jerry they all have their part and they all take the reigns or none of them do.
@@chrisleonard431 It is the most beautiful thing about the Dead that they all take turns driving the bus; even during improvisation. 99.9% of bands are afraid to try that; even in rehearsals!
I can’t believe you did dark star then a live 74 Eyes lol. This is pretty deep gd you’re doing for a beginner so you know. So you know though, no one sits at gd shows. People danced like maniacs.
I was thinking the same thing. I had some studio tapes in the mid 80's I was 13 what did I know. When people say the live experience is unlike anything you've ever experienced I didn't get it. I just saw Pink Floyd as my first concert on my own in 87. I didn't think there was anything better. Anyways I got talked in to going to my first GD show in 89. I was 16 . I was in shock over the lot. Once the band took stage I was hooked from the first live note.
And they played it differently the next time. Could have repeated this home run for 21 years to wild applause. But no. He not busy being born is busy dying.
When people talk about bass players, Phil Lesh's name rarely comes up. I hate using the word "underrated". But listen to this song again and follow the bass.
@@Lchristyhastings I saw them when they were the Warlocks. The next week they changed their name to the Dead. I also saw Jerry's last CA concert. That was one of the most bizarre days I ever had.
@@Lchristyhastings I lucked out on the Warlocks show. Just happened to be in the Bay Area and they were playing outside. No charge. And I remembered the songs went on and on. Loved it. Don't remember much more if you know what I mean. :) After all it was the '60s
Phil Lesh on the bass is a master. He essentially learned to play the bass while in the band. That's why he sounds like noone else. He had a classical music upbringing and was a fan of some really out there composers. Robert Hunter wrote a large portion of the lyrics that Jerry sung, he was a brilliant mind of a different level.
@@stephskipcain4599 i got to give him a hug in Philly after a drive back in the Q days. Heck of a guy. Just hangin out checking on folks post donation, etc.
Remember - Phil had background and training in classical music (played violin and trumpet), with a particular interest in avante-garde composers, which gave him the understanding and love for unusual time signatures and poly-rhythmic structure. The violin gave him the left hand he needed to translate all of that passion into the bass. My son followed the same path - trained as a classical violinist, and later took up the bass -
Phil is a wonder of taking a simple two-chord progression (like the solo sections here) and giving them life and sustenance not previously beknown to humans. It keeps it from getting stale and trite. He is so not a "meat and potatoes" bass player. After his awesome solo he hits a low G a couple of times (about 11:51), indicating he really wants to go elsewhere but not really spelling out where he wants to go. The boys aren't willing to relent just yet. but concede to try some alternate avenues. After about 14:35 they've totally shifted gears. I still don't know how they do it and remained coherent.
Yes, now you are understanding. This music is pure and real. And I am proud of you for getting it so quickly. Now you know, it was never about the dope. Yes, there was dope at these shows, but it was and is always about the music. And the lyrics are there to help us understand. Thanks, Jamal!
Pardon my language, brother, but you are a goddamned national treasure, both to Dead Nation and the USA! It has really been a trip these past several years watching all these new people jump into the ocean of music that is the Dead catalog. I was one of the young ones back in the early 90's, jumping in with the older heads. So fun to watch people being touched for the first time. Thank you for your service!
The smile on your face, the look in your eyes, and the happiness in your soul is what the GD were all about. Seeing someone "get it" brought tears to my eyes, tissues and all. This is how we change the world Jamal. Welcome to the family :)
You nailed it. Watching him go from only being exposed to rap growing up to getting it and falling in love with the magic of the dead is priceless. It’s a joy to be a part of watching someone taking the steps up onto the bus 🚌
Do yourself a HUGE favor and check out the version with Branford Marsalis sitting in on sax from 3/29/90, absolute magic. Even if you don't to a reaction to it, do it for yourself, you deserve it man.
I fell in love with this song in 2019, while cycling on a local trail. It was beautiful summer day, perfect for cycling, and I just finished listening to this song. As I was cycling, I started look closer at the trees, plants, and flowers around me. It was then looking around at nature, I made the connection We are The Eyes of the World. We can see and comprehend the natural world. We gain a love and an appreciation towards our world. It made me appreciate that we have only one beautiful world, and it's up to us to be good stewards to our only world. Sorry, I wanted to share my experience with the song.
You’re doing more for a hurting, damaged society in a chaotic time than you could ever imagine. Don’t stop, we all need to be doing what you’re doing, and perhaps we’d all understand and dig each other, respect each other, and move towards healing.
I am 100% with you the lyrics "I told Althea I'm a roving sign. That I was born to be a bachelor. Althea told me , ok that's fine. Now I'm trying to catch her . Can't talk to you without talking to me we're guilty of the same ol things. Thinking about less and less and forgetting about the love we bring" has got to be one of the best lines in music history not me.
The song Althea is a giant nod to Hamlet and retells the story in a bohemian way. The second verse is loaded with direct references to numerous scenes from the play.
This was the first versions of “Eyes” that I ever heard. I was getting ready to head into a store and I just sat in the parking lot and listened to every second. It’s still one of my favorite versions. Cheers to you Jamal! For a guy who mostly reacts to studio, radio songs, a listen to this is a big leap and requires patience and a keen ability to listen. The weaving in and out from minor key to major during the jam is part of what makes this song so emotional. It’s also why many people can’t sit and stomach Dead jams. You slipped in it now, brother! After this one, you’re ready for just about anything the Dead can throw at you. Peace to y’all.
Omg thank you for your comment Major to minor and back That's why I love this jam so much I'm a musician, classically trained in piano, a theory nerd, and I feel like "duh" - of course that's why!! Like the light shining down on me. Thank you!! Merry Christmas!!
Grateful dead (or grateful ghost) is a folktale present in many cultures throughout the world. The most common story involves a traveler who encounters a corpse of someone who never received a proper burial, typically stemming from an unpaid debt. The traveler then either pays off the dead person's debt or pays for burial. The traveler is later rewarded or has their life saved by a person or animal who is actually the soul of the dead person; the grateful dead is a form of the donor.[1][2] The grateful dead spirit may take many different physical forms including that of a guardian angel, animal, or fellow traveler.[3] The traveler's encounter with the deceased comes near the end of the traveler's journey.
Got out of a potential minor bust in Landover,MD 1990 by telling that story. After being messed with for a long time, one of the officers asked me, "What's with all the Skeletons?" I began telling them about the common mythology story from many cultures around the world. Then told them the story of the traveler helping a stranger & ten being helped himself later in his travels. I could tell I had them completely enthralled & I knew we'd make it through ok!
And then there is this: In the land of the dark, the Ship of the Sun is driven by the Grateful Dead. -- Egyptian Book of the Dead And as we stand on the edge of darkness Let our chant fill the void That others may know In the land of the night The ship of the sun Is drawn by The grateful dead. -- Tibetan "Book of the Dead" ca. 4000 BC....
Nah, dude Jerry was literally reading the Egyptian Book of the Dead. In it, the Grateful Dead are people who have already died, and are showing the way for newly dead people...
@@troubledwaters7441 He's right. You are not quite right. People in the early Dead scene were aware of the Egyptian book of the Dead. But Kevin mythology noted above is very well documented including the definition of that basic mythology in the dictionary where Garcia found the band name. Most notably published in, "The Official Book of the Deadheads" back in 1983.
Anybody else just love watching another person enjoy music you love and have loved for so long. Gives me goosebumps seeing someone hear something this for the first time thinking back to the first time I heard it
The term “on the bus” was a reference to the straight laced society folks who frowned upon the shadow culture developing around them. They rode the bus while listening to the propaganda the music of this generation warned about. Unless you’re talking about the bus of hog farmers known as the “Mary Pranksters”. Then, yes, be on the bus. 😉😁
This is THE ONE!!!!!!!!!!’ This version changed my whole entire life. Seriously. I never looked back after hearing this version! Never thought I’d see a reaction to this specifically! Just made my day! Only thing that would have made this cooler would have been to release it on its anniversary....tomorrow! 46 years old tomorrow! This also happens to be the same version that was recorded for “The Grateful Dead Movie.”
@@JusCuz410 The "final" Winterland Shows were historic. Jamel probably could have found video as that song was part of The Grateful Dead Movie. Which was entirely Jerry's baby that is also a part of the history of the Dead. Peace.
If you like the bass on this you NEED to check out scarlett begonias > Fire on the Mountain from Cornell '77. Especially the fire on the mountain part.
Your commentary on the Grateful Deads music bringing the World together is making Jerry Garcia smile in heaven! Because that was his vision. To that end, they achieved it,as the sold out shows worldwide could attest!
Crazy how Robert Hunter's words can mean different things at different times in ones journey, with the same power of truth each time. These songs have come to be the soundtrack of my life.
I don't want to sound like one of those cranky get off my lawn types, but I never understood the religious adoration of Bob Dylan while the Poetry of Robert Hunter was shunted off to the sidelines of us "Cult Band" Grateful Dead fans
Jamel is such a great listener. He catches all the good things. And there are so many good things. This just made me happy today. I really needed an uplift. I know so many of us the deadicated requested this, but thanks for doing my request.
Love watching your face break out in smiles. Yep. Thats what its like being there live! Often they go from this song into another with no break. Talk about a ride! Yowzer!
Dude, this video made my day. I remember when I first got sober I sat in my car and listened to this version of this song and cried my eyes out because of just how beautiful it sounded after being clouded for so long. This made me remember that feeling, and appreciate it.
Wake up to find you are the eyes of the world,So Groovy Jamel wearing Greatful Dead too😍man just jammed wit ya on all pink floyd& Yes and then now peeping tis out, heck Yea man im a Greatful new sub, keep your love light on💕🎶⚡💀✌
Jamal, Thank you for being a positive influence in an upside down world. To semi quote the title and lyrics of another dead song, We may be going to hell in a bucket but at least we're enjoying the ride.
You’re easily my favorite “Reaction RUclipsr”. I’ve been a Deadhead since 1973. Please do songs from The Greatest Album ever made, Europe ‘72. The best and iconic versions of their masterpieces. Some of these songs have no studio versions too. Please do Brown Eyed Women, Ramble on Rose, Jack Straw, Mr Charlie, Sugar Magnolia, China Cat Sunflower and I could list every song really. And this is only one album. Then go to Skull and Roses, Workingman’s Dead and American Beauty and many more. THE GREATEST BAND EVER!!! Better than The Beatles and the Stones. And they even have the live videos from the actual tour of these songs from Europe ‘72 on RUclips already. The best of both worlds. To watch them actually performing these iconic versions is a trip for all who know them note for note.
You can actually see the Dead performing this exact version of “Eyes Of The World and several other great songs from the run of shows that they did at Winterland in October of 1974 in this movie, The Grateful Dead Movie:ruclips.net/video/pZPJ_VN3Iis/видео.html. It also features interesting moments with the band, their inner circle and the fans that they had then plus some amazing animation.
Unfortunately they cut out much of the jamming & the parts they do include they cut to the hallway to show some spaced out hippies meandering around & then cut to the hot dog vendor. Yes, would love a complete uncut version! Also the complete 10/18 Dark Star - Morning Dew. That is all hacked up in the movie too.
@@pmbbmp Well they only had camera crews at the Oct 17, 18, 19, 20 1974 show with the lights turned on (remember the guy complaining about this in the movie?). So it has to be from 1 of those 4 shows (yes they played the 16th also but that show wasn't video'd). It can't be the 20th since that one was in the 3rd set which featured Mickey Hart sitting in. Also can't be from the 16th as they jammed into it that night & this & the movie versions start from a dead stop. My Deadbase & all the tapes I've ever had of that complete run have an Eyes - China Doll from the 19th. We can check with Archive.org. Note Donna often sat out entire songs especially during the psychedelic segments. Don't think any other shows from that era were ever video'd (much less using multi cam's with lights on), or if they were, it's in someone's attic or vault somewhere.
This is great! '74 was such a huge year for the GD. Phil Lesh is one of my four "Most Influential Bass Players". Phil Lesh, Paul McCartney, Jaco Pastorious and Larry Graham.
Eyes of the World and Emaj7 are like peace love together. Pure magic. One of the pure sounds of the Grateful Dead. Keep the Grateful Dead coming, it's all good because it comes from the heart.
And this is considered one of the best Eyes ever among us heads..... amazing new life this song has brought on after a few of us in the know knew what a gem this was for decades.
Dark Star and now Eyes ? You have officially been indoctrinated into the dead lol! Highly recommend you check out Europe 72 which has some of their best songs delivered with tight vocals/harmonies like a studio recording (He's Gone, Cumberland Blues, Jack Straw, Brown Eye Women, Ramble on Rose)
And we still get Pig on 72, with "Mr. Charlie" and "It Hurts Me Too"! He was just hanging on, but he's still PIG! That "He's Gone" is stellar as well......When Jerry goes off on the line "Cat on a tin roof, dogs in a pile, nothing left to do but smile, smile, smile!" I can't help but smile! Damn, I miss Jerry! (Pig, Keith, Brent, Vince too!)
thats because really Europe 72 is pretty much a studio album with most, if not all the vocals being re-dubbed along with some of instrumental tracks also being dubbed over. was kinda sad when i found out but makes sense when you listen to other live shows that can never sound as perfect as Europe 72. But doesn't take away from how incredible that album is!
@@kylebradley5746 I'm sure you probably know, but there are several good soundboards from that tour out floating around You Tube. Copenhagen, Aarhus, Hamburg......Fun stuff!
@@kylebradley5746 True, they are overdubbed. But I think its perfect as a gateway album because unfortunately the vocals in a live setting were often very hit or miss and it sometimes gets in the way of enjoying the song
Wait until you get to Althea, Jack Straw, Loser, Terrapin Station...you'll love the story telling. There are so many great songs in their catalog. I think you'll dig West LA Fade Away too
This is the one for me! 20 yrs old, cottage by the sea. Surrounded by hippies. Making my money hosting parties. I’m only 47 but I could die today and know I had a good life already!!
While this isn't the best vocal rendition of this song, it is easily among the best musically (aside from that one sour note Jerry hits at the top of his solo). Phil Lesh Crushes it on bass.
@Laurel Seward Oh, 100% But there's no denying Jerry hits a wrong note on this! lol We all know it. We all love it, but lets just admit he screwed up for a half a second. lol
As o said only music is the universal language we all speak no mater if we are from COMPTON or NYC! You are the BEST AT THIS REACTION VIDEO......feel good and enjoy my black brother from another mother!!!!!
That killer extended jam makes up for the few flat notes at the beginning of the track. That's the Dead though, screw-ups happen but so does the magic and it can all be in one song.. They were fearless on stage..
Met a bearded guy by the backstage door, asked me for a smoke. 1978. Had never seen the Dead. "Look at that crazy round apartment building." He said, "Yeah, that's kinda cool". Was right across from the Seattle Paramount. He said, "See you inside." Saw the stage.... It was freakin' Jerry Garcia. Holy crap.
" 'Eyes of the World' might be heard as conveying a message of hope, viewing human consciousness as having value for the planet as a whole. There are echoes in the song of a wide range of literary and musical influences, from Blaise Pascal to (perhaps) Ken Kesey; from talk of a redeemer to the title of the song itself." -David Dodd
Love watching someone with so much soulshine just get it! It's validating, exciting and heartwarming. The Dead in my heart are the musical spirit of this country... they groove into your soul and connect you to the universe- "they make you think of the world being together, " you get it! Big sighs, big ❤ 🤍 💙
This was a Wall Of Sound show. The Grateful Dead sound crew, Owsley Stanley and Dan Healey developed the first really amazing portable concert sound system, portable being a relative term. It was powered purely by MacIntosh Amplifiers and stacks of quality speakers in a specific array. All the sound came from behind the band, and it was clean, clean , clean. Volume and detail.
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I'd love to see your reaction to Sweet Pea by Amos Lee. He didn't have a whole lot of songs, but this one is 2 min 10 sec, easy to listen. One of my favorites. ruclips.net/video/DR7CMndEuAg/видео.html
Welcome aboard! You are beginning to understand why we are everywhere and go to great lengths to experience the ultimate in music experience. There are not words to describe being in the presence of an Eyes being played like that. When the bass is felt and not heard, when the emotional guitar work makes you smile so big that your face muscles hurt the next day.
There is no "sitting around" at a Grateful Dead "world" picnic when Eyes is played...however, you may find yourself moving & wiggling in a pool of sweat with 20,000 of your closet sisters n brothers.
They are just the pinnacle of jam masters and it’s definitely one of those bands you can sit yourself down at a massive stage in a park like Central Park NYC or Hyde Park London where you can get 100,000 plus, families, dogs playing with each other .. surfing the leftovers and stealing the chicken sandwiches and cheese etc too xxx Hehehehe...... I know I’d love it and my Dalmatian Vashti would too ..... she’d just go round everyone looking to get clapped and snuggled while giving out kisses and hoping you’d give her a little something, apple core, melon skin, carrot, chicken(only if no bones and she’s been a very good girl) etc etc .... love it
The bus came by Jamel got on!!
Ain't that the truth! Welcome home, Jamel, our brother!
Welcome to the family ♡
Good. We have plenty of space.
That's when it all began....
Cowboy Jamel at the wheel!
I’ve been on the bus for so long that I now get a senior discount on the fare.
With cowboy Neil at the wheel on the bus to never ever land. I doubt you can even get off the bus at this point.
😊❤️
@@jackstraw8145 there is no "Exit" from THE BUS, nor do I want one! I'm riding along with Cassady right now on a re read of Electric Kool Aid! Ken has just faked suicide and headed to Mexico........
@@jackstraw8145 I've been on it since '69. Once your really on it there is no way you would you ever even want to get off .
Since 1979
You have no idea of the void you are filling in the dead community ❣️❣️💞
Thank You Sista✌🏾🧔🏾✌🏾
@@jamelakajamal Thank YOU Jamel!
Right on Tara!
amen
Anyone notice how he used to stop and comment a lot during Grateful Dead tunes, but now he basically listens all the way through because HE LOVES IT?! Love you Jamel!
No one has ever encapsulated the Grateful Dead better than you, "I heard hope through sound". Thank you.
He know good music I love him
No....YOU have. In your own mind and soul. And I type this in the kindest possible context. 😊😳😍
It's just like watching a plant grow, from seed to bloom. I've been a DH since 1974 yet he has picked up things that I am still discovering. Get on the bus Jamel, you really do no know how important that you and your work are. Peace all.
Jamal is the shit man
Jamel has found the Phil Zone!
Dude still owes me new speakers...
he sings lime an angel. can you imagine "Phil & Bjork and Forks ?
Lol I knew when I saw the title he was going to zero in on Phil's lines here so quickly. I mean in all honesty, how can anyone not find a groove in that?
The Phil zone has captured all of us at least a time or 2
and hunter's incredible poetry......
I love how Jamal’s room has transformed into a shrine to bands, like a personal Hard Rock restaurant
The thing about you, Jamel is that you immediately get it. It's like listening to music with a friend. Thank you man!
Absolutely right! I feel the same; he is our friend.
Yes!
I know, it's like bringing a Friend to their first show. ☮️🎼🎶🎶🎶☺️🥴
Agreed...it's a watch party for sure.
My thoughts exactly.
"They're not the best at what they do, they're the only ones that do what they do."
Hundreds of other country jam bands.
@@teamdata Yes Daryl but they dont have 100 or more songs in there repertoire on any given night.
@@teamdata come on man
Gotta love our friend Bill!
In the words of Bill Graham
"The bus came by and I got on, that's when it all began." Now you there Jamal there's nothing left to do but smile, smile, smile.
JACK STRAW FROM WICHITA CUT HIS BUDDY DOWN AND DUG FOR HIM A SHALOW GRAVE AND LAID HIS BODY DOWN !!! #GD #LIVES FOREVER
Thx!! I’ve been a dead head since 1980!! I’m black! From the south! Went to school at Ball State!! Beautiful interpretation!!! 🎶💃🏽⚡️
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My friends are a Grateful Dead cover band. Live stream 5-10-24 The Mousetrap Bar and grill.. on RUclips! 8 pm EST please watch!!
Jerry's voice is like slipping into a warm bath. The more you listen, the more you realize that Phil (on bass) is driving the bus.
I thought Neal was at the wheel...
Yes, love it when the base has a stronger part like for the Dead. It's the contemplative force .
That’s the beauty of it. I would say Billy’s swing you Say Phil others say Jerry they all have their part and they all take the reigns or none of them do.
@@chrisleonard431 It is the most beautiful thing about the Dead that they all take turns driving the bus; even during improvisation. 99.9% of bands are afraid to try that; even in rehearsals!
Just when you think it’s Phil, it’s Bob, then Jerry, Keith and the drummers. No wait, it’s Hunter.
This is music for the soul. R,I.P. Jerry Garcia.
Agreed! It’s soothing music for the soul ☮️💜
Gospel
Forever Grateful 💀⚘⚡❤⚡⚘💀
Absolutely, Jerry is in my top 3 guitar influences!
Grateful the way to be ♡
I can’t believe you did dark star then a live 74 Eyes lol. This is pretty deep gd you’re doing for a beginner so you know. So you know though, no one sits at gd shows. People danced like maniacs.
I was thinking the same thing. I had some studio tapes in the mid 80's I was 13 what did I know. When people say the live experience is unlike anything you've ever experienced I didn't get it. I just saw Pink Floyd as my first concert on my own in 87. I didn't think there was anything better. Anyways I got talked in to going to my first GD show in 89. I was 16 . I was in shock over the lot. Once the band took stage I was hooked from the first live note.
YAY! My favorite Grateful Dead song! That shirt suits you, Jamal ✌❤💃
I dance like a goddamn unattended fire hose with a burning vagina 💕💕
I've been a twirl girl since the late seventies.
not everyone, I was sprawled all over the empty chairs just drifting
Just remember... This was played live. No retakes, no overdubs and the only mixing is at the soundboard happening in real time.
And they played it differently the next time. Could have repeated this home run for 21 years to wild applause. But no. He not busy being born is busy dying.
When people talk about bass players, Phil Lesh's name rarely comes up. I hate using the word "underrated". But listen to this song again and follow the bass.
Phil was always the one to round up the other boys when they went too far out into space, lol. I always could be found on the Phil side.
Great bass player....but cannot hold a note or sing,,,,remember 'his band' ? lol
@@Tedicles None of them could really sing. But you wouldn't ever catch them with a Auto Tune.
@@Lchristyhastings I saw them when they were the Warlocks. The next week they changed their name to the Dead. I also saw Jerry's last CA concert. That was one of the most bizarre days I ever had.
@@Lchristyhastings I lucked out on the Warlocks show. Just happened to be in the Bay Area and they were playing outside. No charge. And I remembered the songs went on and on. Loved it. Don't remember much more if you know what I mean. :) After all it was the '60s
Dark Star now Eyes. Witness the birth of a new Dead Head
A dark star is born!! 💜✌
Phil Lesh on the bass is a master. He essentially learned to play the bass while in the band. That's why he sounds like noone else. He had a classical music upbringing and was a fan of some really out there composers.
Robert Hunter wrote a large portion of the lyrics that Jerry sung, he was a brilliant mind of a different level.
Right on. Can't forget Dana Morgan. First man on Bass. Without him the boys never would have had nice new guitars to play.
I got to meet & kiss Phil on the cheek after donating blood back in the 90s. Was during further at red rocks. Was such a great guy.
@@stephskipcain4599 i got to give him a hug in Philly after a drive back in the Q days. Heck of a guy. Just hangin out checking on folks post donation, etc.
Remember - Phil had background and training in classical music (played violin and trumpet), with a particular interest in avante-garde composers, which gave him the understanding and love for unusual time signatures and poly-rhythmic structure. The violin gave him the left hand he needed to translate all of that passion into the bass. My son followed the same path - trained as a classical violinist, and later took up the bass -
Phil is a wonder of taking a simple two-chord progression (like the solo sections here) and giving them life and sustenance not previously beknown to humans. It keeps it from getting stale and trite. He is so not a "meat and potatoes" bass player. After his awesome solo he hits a low G a couple of times (about 11:51), indicating he really wants to go elsewhere but not really spelling out where he wants to go. The boys aren't willing to relent just yet. but concede to try some alternate avenues. After about 14:35 they've totally shifted gears. I still don't know how they do it and remained coherent.
God damn I love the Dead. Robert Hunter has written some of the most profound lyrics I've ever heard, the man was a genius and loved by all Deadheads.
Yes, now you are understanding. This music is pure and real. And I am proud of you for getting it so quickly. Now you know, it was never about the dope. Yes, there was dope at these shows, but it was and is always about the music. And the lyrics are there to help us understand. Thanks, Jamal!
Pardon my language, brother, but you are a goddamned national treasure, both to Dead Nation and the USA! It has really been a trip these past several years watching all these new people jump into the ocean of music that is the Dead catalog. I was one of the young ones back in the early 90's, jumping in with the older heads. So fun to watch people being touched for the first time. Thank you for your service!
The smile on your face, the look in your eyes, and the happiness in your soul is what the GD were all about. Seeing someone "get it" brought tears to my eyes, tissues and all. This is how we change the world Jamal. Welcome to the family :)
You're making me cry again....lots of love.
U got it bro welcome
It's so good to watch u coming home bro
Love your way E Zepp.
You nailed it. Watching him go from only being exposed to rap growing up to getting it and falling in love with the magic of the dead is priceless. It’s a joy to be a part of watching someone taking the steps up onto the bus 🚌
Do yourself a HUGE favor and check out the version with Branford Marsalis sitting in on sax from 3/29/90, absolute magic. Even if you don't to a reaction to it, do it for yourself, you deserve it man.
Aahhhhhhh
One of my favorites!
That whole second set from that’s show is amazing the heel>throwing stones>love light is on fire.
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Agreed 100%
Concur!
definitely a killer version
I fell in love with this song in 2019, while cycling on a local trail. It was beautiful summer day, perfect for cycling, and I just finished listening to this song. As I was cycling, I started look closer at the trees, plants, and flowers around me. It was then looking around at nature, I made the connection We are The Eyes of the World. We can see and comprehend the natural world. We gain a love and an appreciation towards our world. It made me appreciate that we have only one beautiful world, and it's up to us to be good stewards to our only world. Sorry, I wanted to share my experience with the song.
What great insight! Thanks for sharing your experience
No need to be sorry... That was beautiful, thank You!
Please don't be sorry for sharing something so beautiful, thank you I'm grateful you shared that beautiful moment you had with the lyrics/song!
"Bring the bass, baby!". Welcome to the Phil Zone, Jamal!
"Uncle John's Band" by the Dead will bring you to church, Jamal.
Agreed!
I’m trying to get a petition going to have him to do all 8 songs on that record.
@@binkle76 Yes! I just listened for the nine billionth time yesterday! Such a strong album!
Right you are!
Oh, oh what I want to know is, are you kind?
Shakedown Street then Dark Star and now Eyes of the World! Man we're flying first class all the way! Thanks Jamel!
He actually did Shakedown! Id check back , hmm... 3 months back. : )
The grateful dead are not the best at what they do, they're the only ones who do what they do.
-Uncle Bobo
You’re doing more for a hurting, damaged society in a chaotic time than you could ever imagine. Don’t stop, we all need to be doing what you’re doing, and perhaps we’d all understand and dig each other, respect each other, and move towards healing.
"So much truth in these lyrics" Yes! Robert Hunter was a master lyricist. So glad you are enjoying the GD - they really are the best! xoxo
My favorite thing about this video. He appreciates those lyrics! And the details each instrument adds, too. Great listener!
Dude, listen to "Althea", it´s magical.
I am 100% with you the lyrics
"I told Althea I'm a roving sign. That I was born to be a bachelor. Althea told me , ok that's fine. Now I'm trying to catch her . Can't talk to you without talking to me we're guilty of the same ol things. Thinking about less and less and forgetting about the love we bring" has got to be one of the best lines in music history not me.
The song Althea is a giant nod to Hamlet and retells the story in a bohemian way. The second verse is loaded with direct references to numerous scenes from the play.
I recommend the studio version for this. Big favorite of mine for a long, long time!
The version from Nassau Coliseum from May 1980 is amazeballs. They releaed that one on the live album "Go to Nassau"
@@phishjones Was just reading that was the version that got John Mayer on the bus.
The whole jam after the bass solo was so good I cried. The way they slipped between the known and unknown just blew me away.
100%
This was the first versions of “Eyes” that I ever heard. I was getting ready to head into a store and I just sat in the parking lot and listened to every second. It’s still one of my favorite versions.
Cheers to you Jamal! For a guy who mostly reacts to studio, radio songs, a listen to this is a big leap and requires patience and a keen ability to listen.
The weaving in and out from minor key to major during the jam is part of what makes this song so emotional. It’s also why many people can’t sit and stomach Dead jams.
You slipped in it now, brother! After this one, you’re ready for just about anything the Dead can throw at you. Peace to y’all.
Omg thank you for your comment
Major to minor and back
That's why
I love this jam so much
I'm a musician, classically trained in piano, a theory nerd, and I feel like "duh" - of course that's why!! Like the light shining down on me.
Thank you!! Merry Christmas!!
@@amycasciano6856
😊 Merry Christmas!
@@mikelabomusic7782 Happy New Year! 🎊
This is definitely my favorite Eyes, and every day it kills me just a little knowing we only got these insane key change jams in 74
Also, Scarlet Begonias/ Fire On The Mountain from 5/8/77...
I prefer the Fall '83 versions! 10 minutes more of inspired jamming & MUCH more interesting jamming from Brent. e.g 10/14 & 10/18/83
Grateful dead (or grateful ghost) is a folktale present in many cultures throughout the world. The most common story involves a traveler who encounters a corpse of someone who never received a proper burial, typically stemming from an unpaid debt. The traveler then either pays off the dead person's debt or pays for burial. The traveler is later rewarded or has their life saved by a person or animal who is actually the soul of the dead person; the grateful dead is a form of the donor.[1][2] The grateful dead spirit may take many different physical forms including that of a guardian angel, animal, or fellow traveler.[3] The traveler's encounter with the deceased comes near the end of the traveler's journey.
Thank you, K.H. 💋🎸
Got out of a potential minor bust in Landover,MD 1990 by telling that story. After being messed with for a long time, one of the officers asked me, "What's with all the Skeletons?" I began telling them about the common mythology story from many cultures around the world. Then told them the story of the traveler helping a stranger & ten being helped himself later in his travels. I could tell I had them completely enthralled & I knew we'd make it through ok!
And then there is this:
In the land of the dark, the Ship of the Sun is driven by the Grateful Dead.
-- Egyptian Book of the Dead
And as we stand on the edge of darkness Let our chant fill the void That others may know In the land of the night The ship of the sun Is drawn by The grateful dead.
-- Tibetan "Book of the Dead" ca. 4000 BC....
Nah, dude Jerry was literally reading the Egyptian Book of the Dead. In it, the Grateful Dead are people who have already died, and are showing the way for newly dead people...
@@troubledwaters7441 He's right. You are not quite right. People in the early Dead scene were aware of the Egyptian book of the Dead. But Kevin mythology noted above is very well documented including the definition of that basic mythology in the dictionary where Garcia found the band name. Most notably published in, "The Official Book of the Deadheads" back in 1983.
"That you, Jerry?" J... you're a gem. Welcome aboard The Bus!
Anybody else just love watching another person enjoy music you love and have loved for so long. Gives me goosebumps seeing someone hear something this for the first time thinking back to the first time I heard it
It is a rare, moving and beautiful event and Jamal is very expressive, isn't he?
You're either on the bus or off the bus.
Jamel is on that bus!!
Welcome aboard brother!
The term “on the bus” was a reference to the straight laced society folks who frowned upon the shadow culture developing around them. They rode the bus while listening to the propaganda the music of this generation warned about. Unless you’re talking about the bus of hog farmers known as the “Mary Pranksters”. Then, yes, be on the bus. 😉😁
@@jfoss1974 No just are wrong. No those OUTSIDE the psychedelic bus are the straights
Time for the dosing😛
How many times have you wiped tears of joy after this song...
In a tent, in NY, in 1995, this performance of this song changed my life for the better.
It's always so cool to see someone find and fall in love with the Dead. Phil Lesh really is an amazing bassist.
This is THE ONE!!!!!!!!!!’ This version changed my whole entire life. Seriously. I never looked back after hearing this version! Never thought I’d see a reaction to this specifically! Just made my day!
Only thing that would have made this cooler would have been to release it on its anniversary....tomorrow! 46 years old tomorrow!
This also happens to be the same version that was recorded for “The Grateful Dead Movie.”
Damn you’re right I didn’t even think of that. There’s so many best of that those shows like loose Lucy
Smoke a joint and watch it again tomorrow. Maybe you'll forget you saw it today!..lol
M bad. This is the ONE. Eyes into China.
@@jackstraw4129 Don't forget the 31 minute PITB that followed China.
@@JusCuz410 The "final" Winterland Shows were historic. Jamel probably could have found video as that song was part of The Grateful Dead Movie. Which was entirely Jerry's baby that is also a part of the history of the Dead. Peace.
If you like the bass on this you NEED to check out scarlett begonias > Fire on the Mountain from Cornell '77. Especially the fire on the mountain part.
my favorite piece of dead ever! agreed 100%!
Yes, you can’t go wrong with Cornell 77 SB > FOTM
That whole album is just pure Phil Zone
Good call, though I like the 2/5/78 Scarlet>Fire much better.
Yes!!
Tie-dyed with a Lakers brim, smiling to the Dead jamming one of my favs. Thumbs up man!
6:59 "Here we go!" Spoken like a true Deadhead.
You just got a shout out on Tales From the Golden Road on SiriusXM my man
Really!!!! Who threw it out?
That's super rad
@@DedHedJosh it was a caller, but Gary knew all about him
Sweet! Jamel's gonna be jamming back stage post covid!
Yup! one of the reasons I came back!
Sunday afternoons are Deadicated to the Grateful Dead!
There’s nothing better! Sending love from Reno my friend!
Best thing by far that I’ve discovered during the apocalypse has to be these reaction videos.
I've had the Grateful Dead in my life since 1970. The piece of music The Grateful Dead experience me smile, and makes me happy like nothing else.
Your commentary on the Grateful Deads music bringing the World together is making Jerry Garcia smile in heaven! Because that was his vision. To that end, they achieved it,as the sold out shows worldwide could attest!
That’s a cool image of Jamel making Jerry Garcia smile in heaven 💜
What a great reply
@@ezepp1956 (~);}
Grateful Dead lyricist Robert Hunter passed away last year. Yep, that's Jerry on lead guitar; nobody sounds like him.
John Mayer does a pretty good job with Dead & company! It’s like Jerry is channeling through him. It gives me goose bumps to hear him play
I must say Mary, perhaps because of my age, my favorite Grateful Dead is 1972 through 1974 ,
@@matthewgray469 Mine too. I think we're the same age. I graduated HS in '72.
@@thatfishindude5459 Yeah, he's very good and tuned in to the Dead vibe.
I’m so happy I got to see Hunter perform once in Mill Valley, CA before he died. Legendary song writer, one of a kind.
when I hear Jerry's voice first thing in morning brings me to uncontrollable tears. Forever Grateful 💀⚘⚡❤⚡⚘💀
Makes me smile when I see others hearing the Dead for the first time and how impressed they are, I first saw the Dead in the early 70's...
Crazy how Robert Hunter's words can mean different things at different times in ones journey, with the same power of truth each time.
These songs have come to be the soundtrack of my life.
Wow VERY well said...
So true.
I don't want to sound like one of those cranky get off my lawn types, but I never understood the religious adoration of Bob Dylan while the Poetry of Robert Hunter was shunted off to the sidelines of us "Cult Band" Grateful Dead fans
Facts.. best comment ever
Jamel is such a great listener. He catches all the good things. And there are so many good things. This just made me happy today. I really needed an uplift. I know so many of us the deadicated requested this, but thanks for doing my request.
Love watching your face break out in smiles. Yep. Thats what its like being there live! Often they go from this song into another with no break. Talk about a ride! Yowzer!
See, it all starts with a "Touch of Grey" reaction video and then next thing you know... BAM!!! You're wearing a tie dye... Welcome to the bus!
"I just heard hope through sound" - nicely said Jamel
“Ripple”flowing into “broke down palace” it will sooth your soul
Dude, this video made my day. I remember when I first got sober I sat in my car and listened to this version of this song and cried my eyes out because of just how beautiful it sounded after being clouded for so long. This made me remember that feeling, and appreciate it.
Wake up to find you are the eyes of the world,So Groovy Jamel wearing Greatful Dead too😍man just jammed wit ya on all pink floyd& Yes and then now peeping tis out, heck Yea man im a Greatful new sub, keep your love light on💕🎶⚡💀✌
Jamal, Thank you for being a positive influence in an upside down world. To semi quote the title and lyrics of another dead song, We may be going to hell in a bucket but at least we're enjoying the ride.
You're not just on that bus, you be driving it!! ✌️❣️
You’re easily my favorite “Reaction RUclipsr”. I’ve been a Deadhead since 1973. Please do songs from The Greatest Album ever made, Europe ‘72. The best and iconic versions of their masterpieces. Some of these songs have no studio versions too. Please do Brown Eyed Women, Ramble on Rose, Jack Straw, Mr Charlie, Sugar Magnolia, China Cat Sunflower and I could list every song really. And this is only one album. Then go to Skull and Roses, Workingman’s Dead and American Beauty and many more. THE GREATEST BAND EVER!!! Better than The Beatles and the Stones. And they even have the live videos from the actual tour of these songs from Europe ‘72 on RUclips already. The best of both worlds. To watch them actually performing these iconic versions is a trip for all who know them note for note.
The opening notes give me goosebumps every time. By the end, I'm smiling from the depths of my soul.
THIS made me cry. Love 💕💕💕❤️
"Morning Dew" from 5/8/77 at Cornell University. That will make you rethink life. ❣️
that's one of my favorite shows!!
🐧 my brother was there . it snowed pretty hard also in ithaca.
You can actually see the Dead performing this exact version of “Eyes Of The World and several other great songs from the run of shows that they did at Winterland in October of 1974 in this movie, The Grateful Dead Movie:ruclips.net/video/pZPJ_VN3Iis/видео.html. It also features interesting moments with the band, their inner circle and the fans that they had then plus some amazing animation.
Great Film
I wish they would just release all that footage. I just want to see the show live on video. There's no videos of 73 Dead and barely much of 74.
Unfortunately they cut out much of the jamming & the parts they do include they cut to the hallway to show some spaced out hippies meandering around & then cut to the hot dog vendor. Yes, would love a complete uncut version! Also the complete 10/18 Dark Star - Morning Dew. That is all hacked up in the movie too.
@@pmbbmp Well they only had camera crews at the Oct 17, 18, 19, 20 1974 show with the lights turned on (remember the guy complaining about this in the movie?). So it has to be from 1 of those 4 shows (yes they played the 16th also but that show wasn't video'd). It can't be the 20th since that one was in the 3rd set which featured Mickey Hart sitting in. Also can't be from the 16th as they jammed into it that night & this & the movie versions start from a dead stop. My Deadbase & all the tapes I've ever had of that complete run have an Eyes - China Doll from the 19th. We can check with Archive.org. Note Donna often sat out entire songs especially during the psychedelic segments. Don't think any other shows from that era were ever video'd (much less using multi cam's with lights on), or if they were, it's in someone's attic or vault somewhere.
@@sideshowbob 19th is a good call.....definitely felt a china doll vibe at the very end of eyes on this.
This is great! '74 was such a huge year for the GD. Phil Lesh is one of my four "Most Influential Bass Players".
Phil Lesh, Paul McCartney, Jaco Pastorious and Larry Graham.
Morning Dew from Cornell 77 will bring a tear to your eyes man, highly HIGHLY recommend that one
"A picnic for the world." Spot on!
Eyes of the World and Emaj7 are like peace love together. Pure magic. One of the pure sounds of the Grateful Dead. Keep the Grateful Dead coming, it's all good because it comes from the heart.
Every time I hear or play that chord my brain goes directly to “Eyes.”
One of us! One of us! Much love Jamel! “So much truth in these lyrics!” “So soothing!” You really get it.
“Oh this is cold man!” 😂👍
And this is considered one of the best Eyes ever among us heads..... amazing new life this song has brought on after a few of us in the know knew what a gem this was for decades.
Dark Star and now Eyes ? You have officially been indoctrinated into the dead lol!
Highly recommend you check out Europe 72 which has some of their best songs delivered with tight vocals/harmonies like a studio recording (He's Gone, Cumberland Blues, Jack Straw, Brown Eye Women, Ramble on Rose)
So true, Tim!! Tennessee Jed off this collection is a prime example!!
And we still get Pig on 72, with "Mr. Charlie" and "It Hurts Me Too"! He was just hanging on, but he's still PIG! That "He's Gone" is stellar as well......When Jerry goes off on the line "Cat on a tin roof, dogs in a pile, nothing left to do but smile, smile, smile!" I can't help but smile! Damn, I miss Jerry! (Pig, Keith, Brent, Vince too!)
thats because really Europe 72 is pretty much a studio album with most, if not all the vocals being re-dubbed along with some of instrumental tracks also being dubbed over. was kinda sad when i found out but makes sense when you listen to other live shows that can never sound as perfect as Europe 72. But doesn't take away from how incredible that album is!
@@kylebradley5746 I'm sure you probably know, but there are several good soundboards from that tour out floating around You Tube. Copenhagen, Aarhus, Hamburg......Fun stuff!
@@kylebradley5746 True, they are overdubbed. But I think its perfect as a gateway album because unfortunately the vocals in a live setting were often very hit or miss and it sometimes gets in the way of enjoying the song
Wait until you get to Althea, Jack Straw, Loser, Terrapin Station...you'll love the story telling. There are so many great songs in their catalog. I think you'll dig West LA Fade Away too
Loser is the one 😎
Yeah man best at storytelling to Jack Straw, Loser add Wharf Rat, Mississippi Half Step. All songs about gettin the heck out and never looking back
Lady with a fan and Estimated Profit!!!!!!
Oooh, West LA Fade Away, I forgot that one. He'd like that groove.
Gotta throw some Bobby in there too, if you want him to get a feel for the band.
That's what Dead Shows were like- "a picnic for the 🌎"
you said it perfectly !
Thanks
74 was the best year for eyes,those jams around 16 and 17 minute mark,wow
"That bass, man...!!!"
I said that at this show in '74.
Me too!! Whole place vibrated. 💕😎
He definitely got on the bus with this reaction... the world picnic describes a typical Dead concert
This is the one for me! 20 yrs old, cottage by the sea. Surrounded by hippies.
Making my money hosting parties. I’m only 47 but I could die today and know I had a good life already!!
Taking me back to their live shows. Everyone dancing, great vibes...oh miss Grateful Dead shows
While this isn't the best vocal rendition of this song, it is easily among the best musically (aside from that one sour note Jerry hits at the top of his solo). Phil Lesh Crushes it on bass.
Who says it’s sour? It’s Art and you’ll remember it forever.
rjh1226 😂
@@rjh1226 sometimes Art is Sour. Jerry comps beautifully behind Lesh's solo. Weir's always on it
@Laurel Seward Oh, 100% But there's no denying Jerry hits a wrong note on this! lol We all know it. We all love it, but lets just admit he screwed up for a half a second. lol
Hey Jamel! When you wake up in the morning just look at your wife and say. "Baby! YOU are the song that morning brings." ;)
As o said only music is the universal language we all speak no mater if we are from COMPTON or NYC! You are the BEST AT THIS REACTION VIDEO......feel good and enjoy my black brother from another mother!!!!!
"Here we go!". The band gotcha now. You're a Head, ha. So groovy.
The morning dew from this show is amazing!! And has an incredible video!
I could totally see Jamal dancing in the pit with all of us deadheads at a show... vibing hard⚡
That's right. I came back to watch it again. The Music Never Stopped.
That killer extended jam makes up for the few flat notes at the beginning of the track. That's the Dead though, screw-ups happen but so does the magic and it can all be in one song.. They were fearless on stage..
The "Dead" always reminds me not to be in such a hurry..
Ooo! You should react to all eight songs on Workingman's Dead. Every damn song is a classic. An album reaction would be very cool.
Absolutely! A totally different flavor of Dead.
@@crazyfingers19 any album is different than any live dead show. WMD is my favorite album .. i think but yeah. a totally different thing
The sense of openness and freedom this recording conveys is just wonderful.
Met a bearded guy by the backstage door, asked me for a smoke. 1978. Had never seen the Dead.
"Look at that crazy round apartment building." He said, "Yeah, that's kinda cool".
Was right across from the Seattle Paramount. He said, "See you inside."
Saw the stage.... It was freakin' Jerry Garcia. Holy crap.
YES! The bus came by and Jamel got on!! 🤘💀⚡️🌹
" 'Eyes of the World' might be heard as conveying a message of hope, viewing human consciousness as having value for the planet as a whole. There are echoes in the song of a wide range of literary and musical influences, from Blaise Pascal to (perhaps) Ken Kesey; from talk of a redeemer to the title of the song itself." -David Dodd
Love watching someone with so much soulshine just get it! It's validating, exciting and heartwarming.
The Dead in my heart are the musical spirit of this country... they groove into your soul and connect you to the universe- "they make you think of the world being together, " you get it! Big sighs, big ❤ 🤍 💙
"So much truth in these lyrics" - Jamel 💖
This was a Wall Of Sound show. The Grateful Dead sound crew, Owsley Stanley and Dan Healey developed the first really amazing portable concert sound system, portable being a relative term. It was powered purely by MacIntosh Amplifiers and stacks of quality speakers in a specific array. All the sound came from behind the band, and it was clean, clean , clean. Volume and detail.
Yeah, they engineered a two mic system for each vocalist to cancel out the feedback loop that was generated. Way ahead of their time!
Speaking of Owsley, has anyone ever recommended Kid Charlemagne to this fella?
JAMAL IM DEAD AFF YOU GOT THE GEAR ON AND EVERYTHING FAM! 🌹💀💙❤⚡
I love this song, Wake up to find out that you are the eyes of the world. LIKE YOU ARE FOR US DEAD HEADS. Love you man. RICK